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Recognised as Colour

#485D86

  • #485D86
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#485D86 is a blue with RGB values 72, 93, 134 and HSL 220°, 30%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#485D86#485D86
HEX#485D86
RGBrgb(72, 93, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3647, 0.5255
RGB percentages28.2%, 36.5%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(219.7, 30.1%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.7, 46.3%, 52.5%)
CMYK46.3%, 30.6%, 0%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,742,534
CSS custom property--colour: #485D86;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10928WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.59:1
Contrast with white6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#B7A279

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E6088no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#475A85no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#31666Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.7Slate grey · ΔE 20.8Light slate grey · ΔE 22.6Dim grey · ΔE 26.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#867148
Analogous#487C86, #524886
Triadic#86485D, #5D8648
Split complementary#865248, #7C8648
Tetradic#86487C, #867148, #488652

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEC8DC
Lighter +30%#9DACCA
Lighter +20%#7C90B8
Lighter +10%#5A74A7
Darker −10%#364665
Darker −20%#242F44
Darker −30%#131822
Darker −40%#010101
More saturated +25%#2E55A0
Less saturated −25%#62656C

Channel breakdown

R72
G93
B134
Red72 (28.2%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue219.68°
Saturation (HSL)30.1%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 5D · B 86

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